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Post by Sicilianhunter on Aug 1, 2019 19:12:54 GMT -7
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Post by brokennock on Aug 1, 2019 21:48:28 GMT -7
I've read it a couple times. I have at least one copy. If I have 2, I may be willing to loan one. Certainly worth the time to read.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Aug 2, 2019 5:03:16 GMT -7
I've read it a couple times. I have at least one copy. If I have 2, I may be willing to loan one. Certainly worth the time to read. Nock, Great!! I'm happy to hear that it was a good find! Riddle me this, from a book such as this one what information did you glean, more over, was there anything that you learned that you may have implemented/incorporated into your kit?
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Post by Black Hand on Aug 2, 2019 6:40:19 GMT -7
Been interesting thus far. My concern is how much is based upon evidence? I guess I should finish reading before I go down that road...
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Post by brokennock on Aug 2, 2019 8:36:29 GMT -7
Geez, may have to read it again (twist my arm) before answering your question. I read so much that I often mix up in my head what I read where. Sometimes it is not so much the answers a book gives me that make it useful to me, it is the questions and thought processes that it inspires.
One example is the sometimes debated use of archery tackle by those of British or European ancestry during colonial times. Books like this seem to support the "No" answer, which I agree with. If I remember correctly, this contains one of many stories from the time of scouts or a small unit starving for fear of discharging their weapons to shoot game and attracting enemy attention. A bow and arrow would solve this, but None of them ever do it. Gives me something to think about. Wading through cold swamps and marshes in moccasins or period shoes and linen and/or leather clothes, gives one a lot to think about.
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Post by paranger on Aug 2, 2019 18:02:41 GMT -7
Brumwell is one of the most dependable contemporary historians of this period, IMO, much like David Preston. His Redcoats os also worth having.
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Post by Black Hand on Aug 2, 2019 18:04:22 GMT -7
Excellent - good to know!
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Aug 3, 2019 8:59:34 GMT -7
Interesting, did not know there was an issue with them looking down there noses at archery gear. Personally, I'd make a bush bow and arrows before I starved and if on the move: at any rest overnight/day site I'd set up some traps. Just as quiet as a bow. Give some thought after you peruse it again and see what you may take on from what you read. I understand though, reads like this offer more healthy questions than answers and take you in research directions you might not have otherwise taken...
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Post by Black Hand on Aug 3, 2019 9:12:34 GMT -7
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Post by brokennock on Aug 3, 2019 22:15:42 GMT -7
Yup, making a bow is simple in concept, but in practice, it is a bit fussy to get good tiller at desired draw weight. However, it is still far easier than making a good arrow, with a spine that matches the bow, from scratch.
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Aug 4, 2019 7:02:42 GMT -7
Nock, Agreed, however in the survival scenario previously mentioned , a temporary self bow could've provided meat without being much more than a bent sapling. I used many, many bows like this when I was a boy and they were sufficient enough to kill small game
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